Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Lukewarm 2. Trump at NYSE President-elect Donald Trump walks onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with his wife Melania, after being named TIME’s “Person of the Year” for the second time on December 12, 2024 in…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on November 26, 2024, in New York City. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were little changed Wednesday night after the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite finished above the 20,000 level for the first time….
Another banner year for Costco shares has prompted some on Wall Street to question whether the stock is out over its skis. Jim Cramer knows where he stands: Let it ride. Shares of Costco are coming in hot ahead of earnings Thursday evening. The stock posted an all-time closing high Friday of $992.61 — and…
My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, Dec. 10 1. Oracle shares dropped more than 7% after the enterprise software giant missed the quarter and issued a light outlook. The drop was keeping a lid on the market. But I don’t know how much Oracle can really go down. The demand for data centers is…
Technology stocks stood tall in the first week of December trading, helping the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finish Friday’s session at record closing highs. The tech-heavy Nasdaq lead the way with a 3.3% gain for the week. The S & P 500 closed nearly 1% higher. Both indexes are now riding three-week…
Next week’s inflation data could derail a market that appears to be priced for perfection, ahead of the Federal Reserve’s meeting later this month. The November consumer price index set to release Wednesday is expected to show an increase of 0.2% and 2.6% month on month and year over year, respectively, according to FactSet. If…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday reflected on bitcoin‘s rapid ascent — and while he praised the currency’s value, he said it’s unwise not to also include stocks in a portfolio. “While we could become the bitcoin network, especially since President-elect [Donald] Trump christened us as the bitcoin nation, I actually think there’s more to investing…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, Dec. 5 1. Shares of companies holding cryptocurrency and enabling trading surged as bitcoin topped $100,000 for the first time ever. MicroStrategy shares jumped 9%. Robinhood and Coinbase rose 7.5% and 5%, respectively. The rally in bitcoin, which has skyrocketed around 140% year to date, accelerated after crypto…
The top 10 things to watch Friday, Nov. 29 1. U.S. stock futures are up on the final trading day of November, as the 10-year Treasury pulled back to its lowest level since Oct. 30 and the 2-year hit its lowest level since Nov. 8. Wall Street is on pace for a winning week and month….
The S & P 500 made a clean sweep, closing higher every day last week. Aside from Nvidia ‘s earnings report, which turned out to be pretty uneventful in terms of impact on the overall market, investors continued to branch out into stocks beyond tech. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reflected that…